ACHS 11th Grade Editing and Mechanics Learning Check #2

A. It seems that Gabriella and Maria visited panama on December 21, 2007.

B. It seems that Gabriella and Maria visited Panama on December, 2007.

C. While in Panama, they purchased the Panama Times to keep up with the news.

D. While in Panama, they purchased The Panama times to keep up with the news.

A. The beginning of spring is in the third week of March.

B. The beginning of Spring is in the third week of March.

C. The beginning of Spring is in the third week of march.

D. The beginning of spring is in the third week of march.

A. According to the weather report, the first Friday in October will be a beautiful day to visit Chicago.

B. According to the Weather Report, the first Friday in October will be a beautiful day to visit Chicago.

C. According to the weather report, the first Friday in october will be a beautiful day to visit Chicago.

D. According to the Weather Report, the first Friday in October will be a beautiful day to visit Chicago.

A. Change the comma after "together" to a period and begin a new sentence.

B. Change the comma after "Miranda" to a period and begin a new sentence.

C. Add a comma after "Jorge."

D. Add a comma after "people."

A. Hannah was deeply curious about the ancient ruins; in fact. She found them fascinating.

B. Hannan was deeply curious. About the ancient ruins. In fact, she found the fascinating.

C. Hannah was deeply curious, about the ancient ruins in fact, she found them fascinating.

D. Hannah was deeply curious about the ancient ruins; in fact, she found them fascinating.

A. Cynthia drove her dog to the vet for a checkup.

B. The dog was healthy.

C. Which is a good thing.

D. The vet gave the dog a treat afterward.

A. Having arrived at the restaurant, dinner ordered.

B. Having arrived at the restaurant, we ordered dinner.

C. Dinner was ordered by we, having arrived at the restaurant.

D. Dinner, having arrived at the restaurant, was ordered.

A. By the time he got to school. George was already late for English class.

B. By the time he got to school, George was already late. For English class.

C. By the time he got to school, George was already late for English class.

D. By the time, he got to school, George was already late for English class.

A. A small book lay on the dest that Justin had read.

B. Laying on the desk, Justin read a small book.

C. A small book, which Justin had read, lay on the desk.

D. Justin read a small book layin on the desk.

A. Running for the train, the newspaper fell to the ground.

B. Running for the train, I dropped my newspaper.

C. Pumping the gas, the pump handle broke off.

D. Pumping the gas, the car was empty.

A. Splitting the sentence into two sentences between "sloppily" and "giving"

B. Splitting the sentence into two sentences between "view" and "of"

C. Adding a colon between "view" and "of"

D. Adding a comma between "sloppily" and "giving"

A. Inserting a comma between "book" and "is"

B. Inserting a colon between "chapter" and "because"

C. Inserting a period between "time" and "she" and capitalizing "She"

D. Inserting a period between "princess" and "living" and capitalizing "Living"

A. Adding a comma after "Robinson"

B. Adding an exclamation point at the end of the sentence

C. Splitting the sentence into two sentences between "world" and "he"

D. Splitting the sentence into two sentences between "player" and "who"

A. The football players won the game, went out for pizza, and finished their homework.

B. The football players won the game, they went out for pizza, and doing their homework.

C. The problem started small, growing bigger, and finally is really signifcant.

D. The problem started small, grows bigger, and finally is a significant problem.